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HX2 8JF

POSTCODE

HX2 8JF is a postcode in Ovenden.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.7463, -1.8858
OS grid SE076277 (407,626, 427,779)
IMD England
3/10
#6977
Crime · Aug '26
143
MoM -27% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5WP4W7+GM
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
143
Crime · Aug '26
£195,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,545 sales
+1.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
143
Crime · Aug '26
£195,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,545 sales
+1.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6977
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6977 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · HX2 8JF
HM Land Registry · Calderdale
Average price
£232,446
Median price: £195,000
Median +1.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,545 sales
View district HX2
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £123,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£135k£129k£123k
Sep '24Oct '24Feb '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near HX2 8JF

England & Wales
Crime trends · near HX2 8JF

Counts are for Ovenden electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
54
YoY —
109550
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
32
YoY —
32160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
15
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
30
YoY —
84420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

143
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,422
White Brit.92.4%
Other White1.2%
Pakistani1.1%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 4.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,422
No religion48.9%
Christian44.0%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,420
50–6423.0%
35–4918.0%
25–3412.7%
65–7410.2%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%

Households

Total households: 665
One person: other23.3%
One person: aged 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
+ 9 other households · 32.2%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Halifax Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    3.5 km straight lineabout 44 min

  • Sowerby Bridge Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance 3

    4.5 km straight lineabout 56 min

  • Mytholmroyd Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance 2

    6.6 km straight lineabout 82 min

Bus stops

  • Beechwood Road Top

    Bus · east

    28 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Beechwood Road

    Bus · at · south-east

    30 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Beechwood Road Library

    Bus · west

    60 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Beechwood Road Library

    Bus · east

    78 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Beechwood Road

    Bus · opp · north-west

    81 m straight lineabout 1 min

Coordinates & Location for HX2 8JF

England
Country
Calderdale
Local Authority
Ovenden
Ward
Halifax
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
HX2 8JF
Coordinates
53.7463, -1.8858
Grid reference
SE076277
Easting
407,626
Northing
427,779
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WP4W7+GM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Halifax
Travel to Work
Halifax
ITL Region
Calderdale
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Calderdale
Local Authority
Council Area
Halifax E14001262
Constituency
E14001262
West Yorkshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ovenden
Constituency code
E14001262
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Calderdale, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Calderdale

Health & NHS

Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Calderdale
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 02T
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Calderdale 006B E01010940
E01010940
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Calderdale 006 E02002249
E02002249
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Calderdale 006B E01010940
E01010940
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Calderdale 006 E02002249
E02002249
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:36 AM6:09 PM
7:36 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

March 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
March 2006 — Introduced
Postcode HX2 8JF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010940 and MSOA E02002249 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 6977
Present — Active
Postcode HX2 8JF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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